[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Where are all those people who were sure there was a plan B in place on D-day?

I maintain what I said then: there was never a plan B, these guys are ####ing terrible at planning beyond what words are going to pop out of their mouths next. That's the secret of the process right there. 100% reactive.

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Nothing is a sure thing or "locked in" when it comes to signings and trades, until they're actually done, so if we're using that measure then teams never have contingency plans in place.

Realistically, what it probably means is they likely have a plan on how they want to proceed if it doesn't work out, if not some pokers in the fire already, and that's pretty much all they can do.

Having a contingency plan doesn't mean the contingency plan is a guarantee.

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Of course they don't have anything locked in - any player locked in would already be on the roster.

But that is not what contingency means. Contingency plans are what you pursue after Plan A fails. And there is zero doubt they have multiple contingency plans - it is literally what they do for a living.

Some possible contingency plans:
1) Forsberg
2) Debrincat (now off the table)
3) Kadri
4) trade Tkachuk and rebuild
... etc

You seem to want contingency plans to be executed now, before Plan A has fallen through.

Originally Posted by TOfan

So ehen Brodie left and they signed Tanev, was that just a happy accident?

Originally Posted by TOfan

So, if Gaudreau does leave, you don’t think they will have a plan or have set some contingencies into place?

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Assuming that the Flames' brass are sitting around, with their hands tied, doing nothing while they wait on Gaudreau is a pretty laughable and naïve position to take.

The fact that they haven't made a trade, so that you have something to do, does not mean they aren't doing their jobs.

Y'all where are the other plans you were hopeful existed? Because I think we can all confidently say these are not being executed/ likely did not exist in any tangible form at all by now, right?